Analysis and Research on the Going Viral Phenomenon of City Marathons

Urban marathon events have become increasingly popular in recent years, gradually presenting a new sports cultural landscape. During urban marathon races, the psychological needs of participants and their physical and mental experiences are aspects that are worthy of our attention. Based on this, we further analyze the physical culture behind urban marathons and the significance of urban marathons for our school sports activities. The research found that the psychological needs of urban marathon participants are diverse, mainly including health, completing challenges, and a sense of achievement, "interactive experience", social needs, stress relief, and emotional expression, etc. The physical experiences of participants mainly include fatigue, excitement, and a sense of teamwork. In contrast, the physical culture contained in urban marathons mainly includes health culture, physical expression culture, social culture, inclusive culture, and urban spirit culture, etc. The popularity of urban marathon events also provides certain inspiration for conducting school sports activities. By using the example of urban marathons, when arranging school sports activities, attention should be paid to the development of physical and mental health, emotional expression, social skills, and teamwork skills. In conclusion, this study, based on the analysis of the "outreach" of urban marathons, explores the inspiration of urban marathons for the development of school sports activities in China, with the aim of better conducting school sports work in our country.